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Originally Posted by sephari
the word 'descendants' means your children and their children and so on. i'm not quite sure what word would best replace 'descendants' so i'll use 'cousins'. now only some of them hate us. others love us, and still others are completely indifferent.
i think that it is great that you try to get to know them and their cultures, i wish more of us were like that. usually when i meet some one and i find out that they are foreign i usually ask what country they are from. our cousins from the Continent usually tell me "africa" because in their experience most americans especially black ones know next to nothing about the rest of the world and may not have even heard of their country. so i probe a little more and find out that they are ethiopian or nigerian or what ever. so i ask if they are from the capital/largest city or it they are a particular ethnic group. 100% of the time they are surprised and more likely to open up you should try that approach next time.
as for looks there are some ethnic groups that look so much like americans it ain't funny. so we being mixed has nothing to do with it. in some countries a huge number of them are mixed just like us.
overall i strongly suggest that you thoroughly research africa, the music, art, languages, cultures geography, everything. and remember that just because they all don't feel the same kind of kinship with us doesn't mean that they hate us.
hope all of that helps.
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Hey Sephari,
Thank you, I appreciate your reply.
Yes, Africa has alot more to offer when it comes to having knowledge of the culture, people, etc. I was actually going to do some research on Brazil, but the more I find out about Africa, the more interested I get.
What you said is very true; Ive meet people from Ethiopa, Ghana, Nigeria, Egypt, etc. they have various looks to them (also extremely attractive). True about them resembling Americans.
Do you know how I can find out about Africans being mixed, just like us?